Argan oil for the face: benefits, harms and subtleties of use

Among the most valuable oils for facial skin is argan. It is full of substances that can make the skin glow and look younger. For argan oil to be effective and beneficial, it needs to be used properly.

Argan oil (or argan oil) is a unique product. The plant itself is an evergreen tree whose fruits are similar to olives. It grows only in Morocco and Algeria and belongs to the category of protected plants, the cutting of which is prohibited.

The limited area of ​​distribution of the plant makes the product obtained from it especially expensive. It is extracted by cold pressing from the seeds enclosed in argan fruits. This method of extraction allows you to use it for cosmetic purposes while maintaining all the useful properties.

Unlike the “culinary” dark argan oil for the face, it is a light oily liquid with a golden sheen.

The composition of the product contains substances valuable for the skin, such as:

• vitamin E;
• antioxidants;
• organic acids;
• fatty acid;
• carotenoids.

Argan oil becomes the key to preserving youthful skin.

• Vitamin E helps to restore the skin.
• The antioxidants contained in the product improve skin color, get rid of age spots that appear on the face over the years.
• Thanks to the action of organic acids found in the oil, hateful acne and blackheads can be removed from the face. The acids act on them as an anti-inflammatory agent and help to make the epidermis healthy.
• Fatty acids moisturize and protect it.

The oil helps to protect the skin from the negative influences of the external environment: sun exposure, cold and wind. This product promotes the production of collagen, thanks to which the skin remains youthful and elastic longer, including aging and visibly rejuvenated. Wrinkles become less noticeable, small ones disappear altogether, the oval of the face becomes clearer. Bruises and bags under the eyes go away.

This oil is a real find for women suffering from dry skin. Helpful for peeling. Thanks to this tool, the face is no longer chapped from the icy air. The upper layer of the epidermis becomes denser, which noticeably affects the appearance.

Argan oil is a natural product, so very few factors become an obstacle to its use.

Since this is an exotic remedy, allergies can occur to it. To avoid harm to your own health, before the start of cosmetic procedures, a drop of it must be applied to the wrist and rubbed in, then wait a little. If redness and itching do not occur, then you can use it.

Argan oil should not be used on open wounds or after Botox injections. It should be used with caution during pregnancy. In this case, it is better to consult a doctor first.

There are several uses for argan oil:

• undiluted;
• as part of ready-made store cosmetics.

The easiest way is to apply it on the skin of the face warmed up to body temperature for one purpose or another. To do this, just hold a small portion of the product in a bent palm for a minute. Use your fingertips to apply the oil composition to cleansed skin. Particular attention should be paid to the forehead and the area around the nose and lips.

Although much here depends on the characteristics of the skin. If it is dry, you can treat the face completely, and if it is combined, then only on the cheeks and under the eyes. The oil should be “hammered” into the pores with light movements.

Usually, the oil composition is absorbed very quickly. But if it turns out that there is too much of it on the face, thirty minutes after application, the excess can be removed with a paper towel with a soft structure.

The oil is convenient to use on dry skin instead of a cream before bed. It is absorbed quite quickly and does not leave any greasy residue.

It is advantageous to add it to ready-made cosmetics in order to enrich the composition of existing cosmetics. In addition, this approach reduces the consumption of expensive argan oil.

A couple of drops of this product, injected into a face or eyelid cream, will make cosmetics more effective. Do not add oil to the store-bought jar itself - only to the portion to be used.

Argan oil is also suitable for mixing with other oils for cosmetic purposes.

It is good, for example, to mix argan oil with rosehip oil, and also add a few drops of pink and orange. These types of mixtures are applied to cleansed skin, especially to areas where it is covered with wrinkles. This should be done by tapping the pads of your fingers on your face.

You can use such compositions as applications. A non-cold oil mixture is applied to the pieces of the bandage from several layers. These bandages cover problem areas of the skin - areas, for example, above the lips or on the forehead, where wrinkles are most noticeable.

The procedure lasts about half an hour, then the skin remains wet and wiped with cotton wool.

For the area around the eyes, compresses with an argan-based oil mixture can be made. Olive, almond and argan oil are mixed in equal proportions, the resulting oil is poured into a dark glass vessel and vitamin E is sent there from five capsules.

For a beautiful glowing skin, it can be toned with argan oil. You should brew green tea, wait until the infusion cools down to room temperature. Then add a couple of drops of the commonly used oil and add three drops of argan oil. Now you need to pour the resulting tonic into a container convenient for use. The resulting product can be used to cleanse the skin and before moisturizing treatments.

You can also make a peel. Using argan oil will create a rejuvenating effect.

Brown sugar is mixed with a few drops of argan oil and rubbed into the face in a circle for three minutes. Where there are acne or the driest skin, you need to act especially carefully. After the end of the procedure, wash off and dry your face.

Thanks to such procedures, wrinkles go away from the face, the skin becomes younger in appearance. This is because brown sugar makes the oil easier to absorb into the dermis.

It should be borne in mind that metal containers cannot be used to create cosmetic mixtures from argan oil - it is better to take a glass or ceramic dish. Stirring such a cosmetic product relies on a wooden stick or a special silicone, plastic device.

In order for the oil to work most effectively, the skin should not only be cleaned, but also steamed before being applied.

For application under the eyes, only mixtures intended for these purposes are suitable. Those that are made for the skin of the face are not suitable for the eyelids.

Argan oil can be used to create many effective beauty masks.

• Rejuvenating and refreshing mask for facial skin that does not have any special problems, it is useful to do it using yogurt and honey. Two teaspoons of a sweet product are ground with three tablespoons of fermented milk (without additives and sugar). Add five milliliters of oil and mix well. If the skin is dry, yogurt can be replaced with sour cream with a high percentage of fat.

• Refresh skin and make it smoother a fruit mask will help. Combine a tablespoon of peach, apricot, banana or apple puree with five milliliters of argan oil, five drops of pink and bee product (a teaspoon is enough). Add a little oat flour as a thickener. Apply for fifteen minutes, then rinse with sage decoction.
• Remove wrinkles and tighten skin Argan oil and chicken egg mask will help. Egg yolk is mixed with a teaspoon of oil. Beat the protein separately. Both components are mixed. Starch is added to create a creamy mass. Apply on face for half an hour.
• Relieve inflammation a mask with argan oil and clay (cosmetic) will help. It is required to combine almond and argan oils (a tablespoon each), slightly warm and add the same amount of blue clay, slightly moistened with water. Several procedures for applying such a mask will relieve acne and redness.

• If the skin needs hydration, fifteen grams of cocoa powder should be mixed with the same amount of honey. Add twenty drops of argan oil and lubricate the face with this composition. Wait twenty to twenty-five minutes. It is best to remove traces of the mask with mineral water.
• To make your face look younger, you can make and apply a mask that will help increase the collagen content in the epidermis. Grind twenty grams of dry seaweed, add twenty-five drops of argan oil and ten black cumin. Apply the resulting composition to the prepared skin and wait half an hour. At the end of the procedure, wash with a plantain decoction.
• Make scars and scars less visible a mask made from mango pulp will help.The fruit must be mashed using a blender (only thirty grams of crushed product will be required). Add the egg yolk, retinol (contents of one ampoule) and seventeen drops of argan oil. Apply on face for thirty minutes, then remove the rest of the composition.
• For skin with a greasy sheen and other accompanying troubles, you can make an effective mask that eliminates these problems. Thirty grams of chickpea flour should be diluted with green tea to a viscous consistency. Add a little coriander and fifteen drops of argan oil. Apply for ten minutes and then wash off.

According to professional cosmetologists, the use of such oil is especially effective for women over forty. Experts recommend using such a remedy at a younger age if the skin has problems associated with peeling and dryness. For those women who have oily skin, this oil will not be as effective.

As the professionals point out, the risk of acquiring fake argan oil must be borne in mind. Since its price is not the lowest, but its efficiency is high, there are enterprising people who are ready to make money on those who want to save money.

In order not to run into a fake, you need to take a close look at what is offered for purchase.

• The color of the oil can be not only yellow-golden, but also have deep red hues.
• The smell of real argan oil is nutty with a hint of spicy spices. If there is no smell, then the oil was unambiguously processed with heat - there were practically no useful properties left in it.
• On the bottle with a quality product, it is indicated that it is one hundred percent argan oil.
• This product can only be packaged in amber glass or stainless steel bottles.

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